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Meanings of casing in English

Portuguese
caixa
Catalan
cobertura
Spanish
marco

The housing or outer covering of something.

        caixa

        Something put around something else, usually in order to give it another look or to protect it from its environment.

              Usage of casing in English
              1
              Using the saw, he began eagerly to work away the seared casing.
              Non-Stop
              2
              Marcus reached out and gently put his hand against the clear casing.
              Stars rain down
              3
              The open lid cast a shadow over the inside of the casing.
              Armadale
              4
              She put back the Flask, and locked the cover of the casing.
              Armadale
              5
              He's already in Killeen, the town outside the base, casing his targets.
              The President's Assassin
              6
              With it had gone the wheel, dragging from the casing the cable.
              Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
              7
              When not in use, it can be removed without marring the casing.
              The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
              8
              Stop filling when you still have about four inches of casing left.
              Cleaving
              9
              We moved along the central footpath and crouched by a six-foot casing.
              Brigands of the Moon
              10
              In fact, the whole chest was iron with a casing of oak.
              Wilfrid Cumbermede
              11
              The heavy shutter was still open and banging noisily against the casing.
              The Rose in the Ring
              12
              He pointed to another large hole on the side of the casing.
              Buried Cities, Volume 3: Mycenae
              13
              The paddle-wheel is now ready to be fitted inside of the casing.
              The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
              14
              The present casing will serve as a foundation for the stronger building.
              The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
              15
              I laid those bricks in that door casing with my own hand.
              The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
              16
              Luke took them away from her quickly, inspecting the casing for damage.
              Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
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              Translations for casing
              Portuguese
              caixacarcaça
              Casing through the time
              Casing across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              Ireland
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Common